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OAIC releases findings from Qantas hack investigation, Privacy watchdog urges no further investigation

OAIC releases findings from Qantas hack investigation, Privacy watchdog urges no further investigation

The Office of the Australian Information Commissioner (OAIC) has released its findings after investigating last year’s ...

Daniel Croft Thu, 16 Jul 2026
Patch now! SonicWall warns of active exploitation of Secure Mobile Access appliances

Patch now! SonicWall warns of active exploitation of Secure Mobile Access appliances

“Patching is the bare minimum, and breach should be assumed,” says a cyber security expert as hackers target a pair of ...

David Hollingworth Thu, 16 Jul 2026
Partnered Health confirms dozens of clinics potentially compromised by cyber attack

Partnered Health confirms dozens of clinics potentially compromised by cyber attack

Australian GP network Partnered Health says patient healthcare data, including Medicare and DVA numbers, was compromised ...

David Hollingworth Thu, 16 Jul 2026
Major German bank says a third party may have been hit following claims of ransomware attack

Major German bank says a third party may have been hit following claims of ransomware attack

Threat actors have claimed a cyber attack on a major German bank, a claim the financial institution has denied.

Daniel Croft Wed, 15 Jul 2026
Op-Ed: Microsoft’s July Patch Tuesday reveals 622 vulnerabilities

Op-Ed: Microsoft’s July Patch Tuesday reveals 622 vulnerabilities

Microsoft is publishing 622 vulnerabilities on July 2026 Patch Tuesday, including a record-breaking 416 Windows ...

Adam Barnett, Lead Software Engineer at Rapid7 Wed, 15 Jul 2026
Exclusive: Australian equipment hire firm allegedly breached by DragonForce

Exclusive: Australian equipment hire firm allegedly breached by DragonForce

Threat actors have claimed a cyber attack on an Australian industry equipment provider, saying they have exfiltrated ...

Daniel Croft Tue, 14 Jul 2026
Fix your routers! Aussie cyber agency joins partners to warn of ongoing Russian cyber activity

Fix your routers! Aussie cyber agency joins partners to warn of ongoing Russian cyber activity

Australia’s National Cyber Security Coordinator calls on “all states and cyber actors to act responsibly in cyber space”

David Hollingworth Tue, 14 Jul 2026
Data breach! Lifeline Australia confirms staff data compromised following hacking claims

Data breach! Lifeline Australia confirms staff data compromised following hacking claims

The threat actor, known as 2019, offers employee and volunteer staff data on a hacking forum, while Lifeline says some ...

David Hollingworth Tue, 14 Jul 2026
Exclusive: Prolific hacker 2019 selling alleged Hot Toner Australia customer data online

Exclusive: Prolific hacker 2019 selling alleged Hot Toner Australia customer data online

The threat actor behind a string of hacks targeting Australian organisations claims to have compromised the personal and ...

David Hollingworth Mon, 13 Jul 2026
Analysts warn of hidden backdoor in routers sold in Australia

Analysts warn of hidden backdoor in routers sold in Australia

CERT Coordination Center finds “undocumented authentication backdoor” in several versions of the firmware in Tenda ...

David Hollingworth Mon, 13 Jul 2026
Hackers targeting Microsoft 365 in widespread vishing campaign, Okta warns

Hackers targeting Microsoft 365 in widespread vishing campaign, Okta warns

Entra passkey enrolment targeted in widespread voice-phishing campaign active since at least April 2026.

David Hollingworth Mon, 13 Jul 2026
Oh no, not again: Progress Software warns ShareFile users of ‘credible external security threat’

Oh no, not again: Progress Software warns ShareFile users of ‘credible external security threat’

A maker of a secure enterprise-grade file-sharing platform says it is actively investigating the issue, as a cyber ...

David Hollingworth Mon, 13 Jul 2026
Hacked! Royal Foods confirms cyber incident following The Gentlemen ransomware claims

Hacked! Royal Foods confirms cyber incident following The Gentlemen ransomware claims

Hackers behind the Mackay Sugar breach list an Australian gourmet food supplier on its darknet leak site.

David Hollingworth Fri, 10 Jul 2026